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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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patent

Law; General law

An exclusive right granted to an inventor to make, use or sale an invention for a fixed period of time, approximately 17 years from the date the patent was published.

peace bond

Law; General law

A commitment by an individual to a court of law, that sets out specific conditions in which he commits himself to keep the peace, good behavior and protect the safety of others or ...

pendente lite

Law; General law

It literally means 'pending the litigation'. It's a court's order that lasts until the date of the trial or until the parties to a lawsuit work out a settlement.

perjury

Law; General law

Also known as forswearing, it's an intentional act of lying or stating a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether verbally or in writing, pertaining matters material ...

perpetuating testimony

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It's the recording of evidence, when there's a fear that the person may soon die or disappear, and the evidence if recorded, could be used to prevent any kind of injustice or to ...

pillory

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A medieval punishment and constraining device made of mobile and adjustable boards through which a prisoner's head or limbs were pinned.

plea bargaining

Law; General law

Negotiations during a criminal trial, between an accused person and a prosecutor in which the accused accords to admit to a crime (quite often a lesser crime than the one set out ...